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A Dream of Wings & Flame #2
In the City of Men
Through Struggle And Magic, Determination Triumphs.
Samazzar and his family have moved to the city of Vereton to continue his magic studies. There, he is introduced to a dizzying array of culture, technology, and magic. The caves he grew up in as a kobold fade into memory as Sam throws himself into his new life studying and adventuring under the mentorship of Wind Master Pothas.
Through hard work and careful study, Samazzar's knowledge of the mysteries advances at a breakneck pace as he learns more about the world and the secrets that it holds. But underneath the glamor of city life, something ugly is brewing. Bigotry and corruption run rampant, and unseen forces conspire to overturn the comfort and happiness that Sam has struggled so hard to earn.
Join Samazzar on the next step in his quest for acceptance, knowledge, and growth as he seeks to transform his body into the dragon he sees each and every time he gazes at his own reflection.
Samazzar and his family have moved to the city of Vereton to continue his magic studies. There, he is introduced to a dizzying array of culture, technology, and magic. The caves he grew up in as a kobold fade into memory as Sam throws himself into his new life studying and adventuring under the mentorship of Wind Master Pothas.
Through hard work and careful study, Samazzar's knowledge of the mysteries advances at a breakneck pace as he learns more about the world and the secrets that it holds. But underneath the glamor of city life, something ugly is brewing. Bigotry and corruption run rampant, and unseen forces conspire to overturn the comfort and happiness that Sam has struggled so hard to earn.
Join Samazzar on the next step in his quest for acceptance, knowledge, and growth as he seeks to transform his body into the dragon he sees each and every time he gazes at his own reflection.
574 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 14, 2023
About the author
Cale Plamann
23 books114 followersA lifelong fan of Fantasy and Science Fiction, I usually spent my nerdy energy creating overly elaborate homebrew RPG campaigns. As it became harder and harder to juggle schedules for a half dozen players, I eventually made the logical choice and just cut them out of the picture entirely.
Now I write novels. They whine a lot less about critical failures.
Now I write novels. They whine a lot less about critical failures.
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May 11, 2025
In the City of Men is a book that feels like a sidequest, or rather, a collection of various sidequests strung together in a rough approximation of a narrative.
The reason for this is simple: the protagonists have one fairly straightforward goal—to grow stronger. Everything else serves merely as a means to that end. As a result, whatever activities they engage in along the way feel optional, non-urgent, and interchangeable. Besides, the activities themselves are not terribly interesting either: gathering alchemical ingredients, hunting beasts, undergoing some sort of sadomasochism sessions, etc.
Even when the book seems to finally introduce a conflict (70% into the book, mind you), the author immediately demotes it back to a side story by stating that the protagonists do not have to get involved, unless they really want to. Combined with the fact that no injury in this book seems to leave any permanent marks, with every character being just a couple of potions from full health, those “sidequests” end up having very low stakes: no matter what happens, the protagonists won’t suffer anything but a minor setback.
This lack of consequence is further amplified by the protagonists’ unflappable attitude. They approach every challenge with the same unshakable confidence and remain largely unaffected by anything that transpires. Naturally, this makes one question: if all those seemingly arduous but undeniably optional ordeals fail to affect the protagonists, then why should they affect me, the reader?
The story’s characters don’t have what it takes to shoulder the weight of the narrative either. They are defined by a single dominant trait and display no significant changes over the course of the book. Even though we observe them for most of their lifespan, it’s impossible to track where all those values or ideas they possess come from. For example, despite being isolated from human civilization, they somehow display advanced knowledge, social awareness, and moral clarity without explanation. Even though they’ve just arrived in a human city after three years of living with the wild tribes of kobold scavengers, the protagonists somehow manage to stand above most characters they encounter, both in good sense and moral values, which makes them feel less like living, breathing people, and more like narrative tools.
The final nail is probably the writing. The prose here is a dull, monotonous thing: it gets the job done, but does the story no favors. And the tropes don’t help either. The protagonist is always the smartest person in the room, but only because the room’s average IQ drops whenever the story needs them to shine. Throw in the occasional annoying, dumb, or angry strawman for them to verbally demolish, and you’ve got a formula that wears thin very quickly. And that’s before we consider that most character interactions in the story, no matter amicable or hostile, feel stilted and unnatural.
In the end, In the City of Men is a story that doesn’t have much to motivate the reader to go on besides the carrot on the stick in the form of “character progression”. Its characters feel flat and lifeless; the events that unfold over the course of the story consistently fail to inspire any feelings in both its readers and its characters; the book often falls prey to clichéd tropes, while its prose does nothing to improve the experience. The series has a very compelling idea behind it, but the execution is just not there.
The reason for this is simple: the protagonists have one fairly straightforward goal—to grow stronger. Everything else serves merely as a means to that end. As a result, whatever activities they engage in along the way feel optional, non-urgent, and interchangeable. Besides, the activities themselves are not terribly interesting either: gathering alchemical ingredients, hunting beasts, undergoing some sort of sadomasochism sessions, etc.
Even when the book seems to finally introduce a conflict (70% into the book, mind you), the author immediately demotes it back to a side story by stating that the protagonists do not have to get involved, unless they really want to. Combined with the fact that no injury in this book seems to leave any permanent marks, with every character being just a couple of potions from full health, those “sidequests” end up having very low stakes: no matter what happens, the protagonists won’t suffer anything but a minor setback.
This lack of consequence is further amplified by the protagonists’ unflappable attitude. They approach every challenge with the same unshakable confidence and remain largely unaffected by anything that transpires. Naturally, this makes one question: if all those seemingly arduous but undeniably optional ordeals fail to affect the protagonists, then why should they affect me, the reader?
The story’s characters don’t have what it takes to shoulder the weight of the narrative either. They are defined by a single dominant trait and display no significant changes over the course of the book. Even though we observe them for most of their lifespan, it’s impossible to track where all those values or ideas they possess come from. For example, despite being isolated from human civilization, they somehow display advanced knowledge, social awareness, and moral clarity without explanation. Even though they’ve just arrived in a human city after three years of living with the wild tribes of kobold scavengers, the protagonists somehow manage to stand above most characters they encounter, both in good sense and moral values, which makes them feel less like living, breathing people, and more like narrative tools.
The final nail is probably the writing. The prose here is a dull, monotonous thing: it gets the job done, but does the story no favors. And the tropes don’t help either. The protagonist is always the smartest person in the room, but only because the room’s average IQ drops whenever the story needs them to shine. Throw in the occasional annoying, dumb, or angry strawman for them to verbally demolish, and you’ve got a formula that wears thin very quickly. And that’s before we consider that most character interactions in the story, no matter amicable or hostile, feel stilted and unnatural.
In the end, In the City of Men is a story that doesn’t have much to motivate the reader to go on besides the carrot on the stick in the form of “character progression”. Its characters feel flat and lifeless; the events that unfold over the course of the story consistently fail to inspire any feelings in both its readers and its characters; the book often falls prey to clichéd tropes, while its prose does nothing to improve the experience. The series has a very compelling idea behind it, but the execution is just not there.
March 23, 2024
In this second installment of this series, we follow main character Samazzar and his family as they continue their progression, this time in a city, as the group attend an academy to further their knowledge and take jobs to pay their studies and daily lives, all while a conspiracy and an outside threat loom ever closer to the city.
I enjoyed the first book of this series despite some iffy stuff here and there, and I'd say this was a worthy follow-up. We see how the three main characters have grown and changed overtime from the first book to this one. Sam continues his studies in magic and evolving himself into a dragon, displaying an innate natural talent for learning yet having a clear lack of certain social skills (such as clearly having no idea how Takkla and Dussok want privacy to be intimate or how he doesn't understand a human's analogy when said human mentions that Sam is like him, as in someone who works hard rather than expect things to be handed to him), while Takkla has really grown from a slacker into being outgoing and very confident, whereas Dussok too is now much more confident but has also rather oddly gone from being the cautious and smart voice of reason into, well, a grouch, which feels a bit jarring.
Still, it's fun to see the progress and their interactions as they go by their daily live, studies and doing missions to earn money and help others. Their occasionally having to fight threats both to the city and in their way to obtain what they need to progress in their evolutions add some engaging action into the story, and the bits of humor and occasional light-hearted moments are very welcome. The friends the group made in the city were much welcome too, it was nice to see how they accepted and stood up for the group, since it was to be expected that a bunch of people would act racist towards them. Pothas, Rose, Adam, Henry, Harris and Jaime (who just sorta disappeared from the book) were likable and welcome additions, And while it took a very long time, it was nice to see Sam start to grow a bit out of that aloof arrogance and thinking he's above all and start to genuinely care and feel emotions and empathy towards other people, as we see even in the epilogue (which is just as great as the first book's epilogue was). Sam's thinking that he's above all long before turning into a dragon is easily his most annoying trait, so it was nice to see it cut down a bit towards the end of the book, and hopefully he starts gaining a bit more humility and appreciation for others in the third book.
On to the negatives now, i felt the book was a bit redundant or repetitive at times. It was a lesson here and there, go out on a mission, level up, and the occasional bit of talking about the looming threat to the city. We barely get moments of downtime and slice-of-life to better flesh out the setting and some of the side characters, such as Jamise and even Crone Tazzaera, but probably the most glaring examples being Percival, Pothas's other apprentice alongside Samazzar. It's made clear that Percival resents Sam for being more talented at learning than he is, and also resents Pothas for teaching more advanced things to Sam, which made it obvious that Percival was a mole to the invaders and would betray everyone in the end, but considering he barely even appears in the book and never really gets any scenes with just him and Samazzar interacting, his whole character, betrayal and fight with Samazzar just felt very underwhelming, and a completely wasted opportunity. And for a nitpick, there are several grammar mistakes in the book.
Overall, it's not a perfect book, but it was still a good and entertaining one. It has an entirely different setting, engaging new allies that add a lot to the proceedings, and the action is good, I'd say better than in the first book. I think it deserves a 4 out of 5, and I look forward to the third book.
I enjoyed the first book of this series despite some iffy stuff here and there, and I'd say this was a worthy follow-up. We see how the three main characters have grown and changed overtime from the first book to this one. Sam continues his studies in magic and evolving himself into a dragon, displaying an innate natural talent for learning yet having a clear lack of certain social skills (such as clearly having no idea how Takkla and Dussok want privacy to be intimate or how he doesn't understand a human's analogy when said human mentions that Sam is like him, as in someone who works hard rather than expect things to be handed to him), while Takkla has really grown from a slacker into being outgoing and very confident, whereas Dussok too is now much more confident but has also rather oddly gone from being the cautious and smart voice of reason into, well, a grouch, which feels a bit jarring.
Still, it's fun to see the progress and their interactions as they go by their daily live, studies and doing missions to earn money and help others. Their occasionally having to fight threats both to the city and in their way to obtain what they need to progress in their evolutions add some engaging action into the story, and the bits of humor and occasional light-hearted moments are very welcome. The friends the group made in the city were much welcome too, it was nice to see how they accepted and stood up for the group, since it was to be expected that a bunch of people would act racist towards them. Pothas, Rose, Adam, Henry, Harris and Jaime (who just sorta disappeared from the book) were likable and welcome additions, And while it took a very long time, it was nice to see Sam start to grow a bit out of that aloof arrogance and thinking he's above all and start to genuinely care and feel emotions and empathy towards other people, as we see even in the epilogue (which is just as great as the first book's epilogue was). Sam's thinking that he's above all long before turning into a dragon is easily his most annoying trait, so it was nice to see it cut down a bit towards the end of the book, and hopefully he starts gaining a bit more humility and appreciation for others in the third book.
On to the negatives now, i felt the book was a bit redundant or repetitive at times. It was a lesson here and there, go out on a mission, level up, and the occasional bit of talking about the looming threat to the city. We barely get moments of downtime and slice-of-life to better flesh out the setting and some of the side characters, such as Jamise and even Crone Tazzaera, but probably the most glaring examples being Percival, Pothas's other apprentice alongside Samazzar. It's made clear that Percival resents Sam for being more talented at learning than he is, and also resents Pothas for teaching more advanced things to Sam, which made it obvious that Percival was a mole to the invaders and would betray everyone in the end, but considering he barely even appears in the book and never really gets any scenes with just him and Samazzar interacting, his whole character, betrayal and fight with Samazzar just felt very underwhelming, and a completely wasted opportunity. And for a nitpick, there are several grammar mistakes in the book.
Overall, it's not a perfect book, but it was still a good and entertaining one. It has an entirely different setting, engaging new allies that add a lot to the proceedings, and the action is good, I'd say better than in the first book. I think it deserves a 4 out of 5, and I look forward to the third book.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
April 29, 2023
The first book was good, this was magical
The original book was a fantastic story and had the power to stand alone proud, but this sequel is on another level of masterpiece.
The flow of the book is excellent, and characters are focused on just the right amount to give them depth and an emotional connection to the reader without detracting from the overall story. The deaths of characters are also done wonderfully. It's so easy to create something either morbid or meaningless, yet each death felt impactful. I learned to hate characters and love others. Side characters had their proper places, while still remaining likable, and between all of this the story never felt bogged down or overly cluttered.
Hats off to both the author and the editing team behind this novel. It's so rare to not have anything to nitpick about with Litrpg books, but this novel is very well done.
I recommend this story, join Sam on his new adventure into the realm of humanity and civilized races.
Excellent ending as well!
The original book was a fantastic story and had the power to stand alone proud, but this sequel is on another level of masterpiece.
The flow of the book is excellent, and characters are focused on just the right amount to give them depth and an emotional connection to the reader without detracting from the overall story. The deaths of characters are also done wonderfully. It's so easy to create something either morbid or meaningless, yet each death felt impactful. I learned to hate characters and love others. Side characters had their proper places, while still remaining likable, and between all of this the story never felt bogged down or overly cluttered.
Hats off to both the author and the editing team behind this novel. It's so rare to not have anything to nitpick about with Litrpg books, but this novel is very well done.
I recommend this story, join Sam on his new adventure into the realm of humanity and civilized races.
Excellent ending as well!
January 1, 2024
I usually only write reviews for the first and last books in the series of books, but I had to write a review for this one, because not only was this book excellent, but this book is ongoing as we speak!
I’m happy to say that this book was just as great as the first one, with the same amount of charm and humor in it as the last. Some parts however did feel slow and included an occasional typo now and again, but other than that, it was perfect.
And the ending!! I’m still smiling about it! I would normally start geeking out about it, but I don’t write those types of reviews, you’ll just have to read it for yourself!
With all of that said and done, I look forward to the next entry of this series, I cannot wait to read it. Now until next time…
Good night and happy new year!
I’m happy to say that this book was just as great as the first one, with the same amount of charm and humor in it as the last. Some parts however did feel slow and included an occasional typo now and again, but other than that, it was perfect.
And the ending!! I’m still smiling about it! I would normally start geeking out about it, but I don’t write those types of reviews, you’ll just have to read it for yourself!
With all of that said and done, I look forward to the next entry of this series, I cannot wait to read it. Now until next time…
Good night and happy new year!
April 23, 2023
Everything is hope for in a sequel
After book 1, I was curious how this one would play out. I have to say that I was definitely pleased. Our adventurous youngsters grow their power, have some dangerous and fun adventures, and make some friends with humans along the way. I really love how Sam starts off with absolutely no grasp of “some things you just don’t say” and then just decides that he will say it anyway once he understands social decorum. The evolution portion of these books is great too! I love seeing how the trio change as they evolve into stronger forms, and I’m very curious to see how many steps away from dragon hood they are.
After book 1, I was curious how this one would play out. I have to say that I was definitely pleased. Our adventurous youngsters grow their power, have some dangerous and fun adventures, and make some friends with humans along the way. I really love how Sam starts off with absolutely no grasp of “some things you just don’t say” and then just decides that he will say it anyway once he understands social decorum. The evolution portion of these books is great too! I love seeing how the trio change as they evolve into stronger forms, and I’m very curious to see how many steps away from dragon hood they are.
February 3, 2025
Samazzar, Sam for short and his family have made their way to the city and magic academy, to learn all they can from the scholars/masters but first there's the tuition fees. No problem just grab a job from the job board and kill some monsters. Sam is no longer the lowly Kobold instead he's got the heart of a dragon and nothing is going to get in his way, including tuition, as he finds the magic that's been eluding him, leveling not only his stats but also strengthening his bloodline as he gets that much closer to his dragon heritage. And what a sweet ending for Samazzar the Kobold who would be Dragon.
So yeah go grab the audiobook because Neil Hellegers is a CrackerJack of a narrator.
So yeah go grab the audiobook because Neil Hellegers is a CrackerJack of a narrator.
May 21, 2023
The Continuing Travails Of A Trans-Dragon.
Sam and his siblings move to the big city (big in their experience, at least) to continue their study of the Mysteries and work on advancing the Evolution of their Bloodlines. This exposes them to civilization — both the good and the bad aspects of it. They form friendships with some humans, but are targeted by the bigotry of others. They see the rewards of cooperative society, but also feel the pain of loss to betrayals from other members of the city. It just the way life goes when you're a Trans-Dragon.
Sam and his siblings move to the big city (big in their experience, at least) to continue their study of the Mysteries and work on advancing the Evolution of their Bloodlines. This exposes them to civilization — both the good and the bad aspects of it. They form friendships with some humans, but are targeted by the bigotry of others. They see the rewards of cooperative society, but also feel the pain of loss to betrayals from other members of the city. It just the way life goes when you're a Trans-Dragon.
May 23, 2023
What a book.
The author continues to build a grand story with this book. It's an excellent step up from the previous book.
Instead of giving new magics like toys to Sam, he focuses on getting Sam better with his existing tools and getting better with them.
Sam has been a fun little dude to read about. His journey towards Dragonhood is long but getting closer and closer.
Sam takes time to develop himself better and ensure his relationship with his siblings is stronger.
Looking forward to book 3.
The author continues to build a grand story with this book. It's an excellent step up from the previous book.
Instead of giving new magics like toys to Sam, he focuses on getting Sam better with his existing tools and getting better with them.
Sam has been a fun little dude to read about. His journey towards Dragonhood is long but getting closer and closer.
Sam takes time to develop himself better and ensure his relationship with his siblings is stronger.
Looking forward to book 3.
May 14, 2023
Draconian Courtship
I was scared the author was gonna have the dragonlings get lost in man dominated cities and subsumed by it. I’m very happy it ended as it did. I’m the end - this was a fantasy love story and the author also managed to keep that goal in sight for the reader. Well done.
Rating: 5/5
Cover: 5/5
Narration: NA
Favorite Line: “a dragon doesn’t need to spend all of their energy planning for the future. Their future should plan for them.”
I was scared the author was gonna have the dragonlings get lost in man dominated cities and subsumed by it. I’m very happy it ended as it did. I’m the end - this was a fantasy love story and the author also managed to keep that goal in sight for the reader. Well done.
Rating: 5/5
Cover: 5/5
Narration: NA
Favorite Line: “a dragon doesn’t need to spend all of their energy planning for the future. Their future should plan for them.”
March 6, 2024
The city felt like a plot device more than an actual city. There were claims that everyone treated the main characters like they were outsiders that didn't belong but it's shown maybe once or twice in passing. It's said the city is filled with races of all shapes and sizes but every character is a simple human. The overall plot is fine but it could have used more fluff and expansion on the goings on in the city and its inhabitants.
April 21, 2023
These books are awesome
I love these novels. Ever since the first chapter was posted I thought the main character had such a magnetic way about him, it was so fun to follow his journey. I love the epilogues with his girlfriend. Keep up the great work!
Also read these books now.
I love these novels. Ever since the first chapter was posted I thought the main character had such a magnetic way about him, it was so fun to follow his journey. I love the epilogues with his girlfriend. Keep up the great work!
Also read these books now.
April 21, 2023
Okay overall, but very predictable.
The general response from Vereton is just horrible. The city exists simply to advance storyline. Nothing it does makes any sense in any other context. This makes the ending very obvious and any twist are boring. This was a fun story with a very lazy setting.
The general response from Vereton is just horrible. The city exists simply to advance storyline. Nothing it does makes any sense in any other context. This makes the ending very obvious and any twist are boring. This was a fun story with a very lazy setting.
April 22, 2023
A book worthy of reading
I've been reading many books that have basically sucked recently. This book was a welcome change because after slogging through that much crap; this book was like a breath of fresh air after walking out of an over flowing outhouse. Very gratifying and very satisfying.
I've been reading many books that have basically sucked recently. This book was a welcome change because after slogging through that much crap; this book was like a breath of fresh air after walking out of an over flowing outhouse. Very gratifying and very satisfying.
April 25, 2023
Nice Progression Novel
Good follow up to the first book. This book fulfills most of what progression fantasy lovers want in a book. It’s not perfect and the magic system sometimes has holes that we have not yet uncovered but none of that nor the minor grammatical errors detract from me enjoying this series and book in particular.
Good follow up to the first book. This book fulfills most of what progression fantasy lovers want in a book. It’s not perfect and the magic system sometimes has holes that we have not yet uncovered but none of that nor the minor grammatical errors detract from me enjoying this series and book in particular.
April 27, 2023
Can't wait for the next one!
I don't know what it is about this book and series but I love watching the progression into his eventual dragon body! Seeing sam's progression in the mysteries and in his bloodline evolutions is super satisfying to me! I love the world building that's included in this book that gives a little bit more depth and history to the world that sam is in.
I don't know what it is about this book and series but I love watching the progression into his eventual dragon body! Seeing sam's progression in the mysteries and in his bloodline evolutions is super satisfying to me! I love the world building that's included in this book that gives a little bit more depth and history to the world that sam is in.
May 31, 2024
Solid sequel in the series
Pretty solid sequel long at all there was some character growth both in abilities the physical character and the physical character and their maturity. Was a bit predictable as far as how the story unfolded but not the end of the world. Of course I was maybe somewhat generous but it is definitely between three and four stars.
Pretty solid sequel long at all there was some character growth both in abilities the physical character and the physical character and their maturity. Was a bit predictable as far as how the story unfolded but not the end of the world. Of course I was maybe somewhat generous but it is definitely between three and four stars.
September 23, 2024
Audible edition review
I really enjoyed this. Normally I find magical school stories tiresome but the schooling here was very secondary to the plot. We get a bit more depth to the characters and their relationships. The plot moves quickly and the pacing was good. Just a fun read and the narration was good too.
I really enjoyed this. Normally I find magical school stories tiresome but the schooling here was very secondary to the plot. We get a bit more depth to the characters and their relationships. The plot moves quickly and the pacing was good. Just a fun read and the narration was good too.
January 10, 2025
just couldn’t finish it
It wasn’t terrible. Just so slow and boring, a lot of pointless activities and repetition, the way Sam cultivates his magic was extremely taxing on my patience. I got through 50% of the book with I think 2 fight scenes happening and 1 wasn’t even worth reading.
Honestly this feels more like slice of life book and probably should be advertised as such.
It wasn’t terrible. Just so slow and boring, a lot of pointless activities and repetition, the way Sam cultivates his magic was extremely taxing on my patience. I got through 50% of the book with I think 2 fight scenes happening and 1 wasn’t even worth reading.
Honestly this feels more like slice of life book and probably should be advertised as such.
February 21, 2025
I like the main character a lot. His obsession is an interesting balance of positivity and naivete.
Is his goal lofty enough to carry a book? Am I rooting for him? Kind of. Sort of. The stakes seem a bit light but I have to support any writer that writes outside of the human race. Good stuff.
Is his goal lofty enough to carry a book? Am I rooting for him? Kind of. Sort of. The stakes seem a bit light but I have to support any writer that writes outside of the human race. Good stuff.
March 19, 2025
Exciting Action Adventure Litrpg fantasy with likeable characters and power arcs.
Well written and fasted paced, book 2 was full of action, adventure, monsters, creation, and magic. It had complex characters, good plot, unexpected twists and turns, and a very engaging power arc. Highly recommend.
Well written and fasted paced, book 2 was full of action, adventure, monsters, creation, and magic. It had complex characters, good plot, unexpected twists and turns, and a very engaging power arc. Highly recommend.
June 2, 2025
year to read. don’t know why.
I don’t know why this took me so long to read. I got about half way and got distracted last year. But I picked it up today and read the whole thing in one sitting. Now I’m going to book 3. I hope that is either the third in a trilogy or there is more coming out soon as it’s been a while since 3 came out.
I don’t know why this took me so long to read. I got about half way and got distracted last year. But I picked it up today and read the whole thing in one sitting. Now I’m going to book 3. I hope that is either the third in a trilogy or there is more coming out soon as it’s been a while since 3 came out.
April 21, 2023
Yay for good endings
Decent series. The dragon continues to emerge (or as he would have it, the dragon was inside him all along, and reality has yet to keep up). This book was a 4 all the way through...and the ending stole it for a 5.
Decent series. The dragon continues to emerge (or as he would have it, the dragon was inside him all along, and reality has yet to keep up). This book was a 4 all the way through...and the ending stole it for a 5.
April 23, 2023
Amazing book!!
The storytelling in this book was really good. The progression of Sam & Co was very direct. And had a surprising amount of emotional depth in this story. I gave it five stars because of the great storytelling an emotional depth and world building. 10/10 recommend
The storytelling in this book was really good. The progression of Sam & Co was very direct. And had a surprising amount of emotional depth in this story. I gave it five stars because of the great storytelling an emotional depth and world building. 10/10 recommend
June 19, 2023
Book 2 is better than the first.
Magic system takes the spotlight again in the academy setting.
Liked what the author did with human interaction and how it was of course charged with prejudice and that the story did focus on their tangential role with the protagonist.
Magic system takes the spotlight again in the academy setting.
Liked what the author did with human interaction and how it was of course charged with prejudice and that the story did focus on their tangential role with the protagonist.
April 21, 2023
Dussssyyyy???????!????
The only reason this isn’t five stars is because of the word fussy that completely ruined my immersion into the world! Thx
The only reason this isn’t five stars is because of the word fussy that completely ruined my immersion into the world! Thx
April 27, 2023
A solid story
A good solid tale of the little kobold who could and who had big dreams... Highly recommend
JD Glasscock
Author of the Series Blood Brothers and The Dream
A good solid tale of the little kobold who could and who had big dreams... Highly recommend
JD Glasscock
Author of the Series Blood Brothers and The Dream
April 28, 2023
Good sequel
Kind of a slow start, but lots of ups and downs for our trio of would be dragons. I'm happy with the ending and excited to see where book 3 will take us.
Kind of a slow start, but lots of ups and downs for our trio of would be dragons. I'm happy with the ending and excited to see where book 3 will take us.
May 2, 2023
Enjoyable read
Story seemed to move a bit faster compared to the first book but still a quality read if you're looking for a progression book with a great plot.
Story seemed to move a bit faster compared to the first book but still a quality read if you're looking for a progression book with a great plot.
May 10, 2023
Great
This book is just a great follow-up to the first. I like everything about it. I really can’t recommend this series enough.
This book is just a great follow-up to the first. I like everything about it. I really can’t recommend this series enough.
August 10, 2023
Great read
I was a great read. I liked the advancements of the characters, and the story kept me interested. I am looking forward to the next book.
I was a great read. I liked the advancements of the characters, and the story kept me interested. I am looking forward to the next book.
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